Gravity Forms CSS Ready Class Selector
by bradvin · Forms
Also makes 5 other plugins · 5.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily select a CSS "Ready Class" for your fields within Gravity Forms
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
4K+
≈4.6K estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “form”, “forms” and “gravity” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 65 average across 2,512 Forms plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.8%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 83.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Forms plugin keeps 1.3%, across 1,671 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Forms plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3260 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3260 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity form your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gravity forms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “form”, “forms” and “gravity” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
13.5y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 13 May 2013
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Oct 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ 4briang3.1y ago
Prevents access to the field settings panel in the Version 2.7.14 of Gravity Forms.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ medinagraphics9.2y ago
Very Handy and still works on Word Press 4.8.1
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webaware11.9y ago
Tools tools tools. This one gives you back some memory storage space, so that you can fit in more important stuff — like “what was that nice wine called again?” Just install it now and reclaim some brain space. Go on, do it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jodamo512.2y ago
Works perfectly. This functionality should be built in to Gravity Forms. Thanks for fixing this gap.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Adam W. Warner13.2y ago
Great tool, speeds up my GF dev time:)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ArcherTC13.2y ago
Thanks so much for this! And, yes, please suggest to the developers that they fold this into the next versions and credit you accordingly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Emma Edgar Valcq13.3y ago
Thanks for making this! I really wish this was included in the plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SayingItFirst13.8y ago
This one plugin cut our form development time by 50% alone because of formatting. I would be nice to see if it could be expanded to include the newer options of Gravity Forms that provide “Look & Feel” settings. Overall still is a great time saver!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gravity Forms.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 927 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-05 5K+ → 4K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 74 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 6K+ → 5K+ down after 156 days in tier
- 2025-10-09 7K+ → 6K+ down after 175 days in tier
- 2025-04-17 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-16 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-15 8K+ → 7K+ down after 136 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Gravity Forms Directory 500+ installs · 3.4★ · 5 shared tags D -
GravityWP – CSS Selector 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Gravity Forms + Stripe 600+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags D -
Gravity Forms Constant Contact 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
GravityWP – Count 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Block IPs for Gravity Forms 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
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